National Merit Scholarship Program Gives Commended Distinctions to 21 District High School Students

National Merit Scholarship Program Gives Commended Distinctions to 21 District High School Students

ROCKWALL, TX (Sept. 18, 2026) Rockwall ISD proudly announces that 21 high school students have been named Commended Students in the 2027 NaQonal Merit Scholarship Program.

Fourteen Rockwall High School students and seven Rockwall-Heath High School students have been recognized as Commended for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the qualifying test used for Merit program entry.

Commended students are placed among the top 50,000 students in the country who entered the competition by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/NaQonal Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Congratulations to the following students:

Rockwall High School

Syed Ahmed
Claire Bonnar
Benjamin Connelly
Carleigh Hallford
Nathan Hefner
Phoebe Ishmael
Elijah Joseph
William Kargakis
Eva King
Allison McCabe
Brandon Rushing
Arjun Singh
Audrey Thompson
Bazil Yousfi

Rockwall-Heath High School

Lucas Coutch
Robert Hilton
Camden Holton
Evelyn McCoy
Jeet Sodhi
Samara Whea`all
Cora Wiley

Submitted press release, Rockwall ISD.